Legal Paternity Test
Our Legal Paternity Test is a DNA test that determines with 99.9% certainty or greater if a man is the biological father of a child. The DNA specimen for our legal paternity test must be collected by cheek swab at one of our over 5000 clinics. The result of this test is a written, court admissible report that can be used for any legal purpose related to paternity.
Health Street's DNA paternity test uses a comprehensive 21 marker analysis, which means you can be certain that the results will be conclusive and will hold up in court.
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A legal paternity test is required when a man or woman wants to identify the biological father of a child. and may possibly need to use the results for legal purposes. Sometimes, children born to unmarried parents may need a legal DNA test to change a birth certificate or to gain survivor benefits. This test is frequently ordered in child custody and divorce proceedings by attorneys, the judge, or one of the divorcing parents.
Our legal paternity tests are administered by professional technicians at one of our 5000 plus clinics throughout the US. The report is signed by a doctor at our laboratory.
A legal Paternity test can be used for
- changing a birth certificate
- petitioning for child custody
- establishing paternity for child support purposes
- changing wills and estates
- proving right of inheritance
- Survivor’s Benefits, SSI, or Social Security
You can schedule an appointment conveniently online at one of our 5000 DNA test centers throughout the country. You decide when and where you wish to test, and if the parties wish to test together at the same clinic, or separately at different clinics and/or at different times. Once we have all the required information, we’ll send you an email and text message with your appointment details. Home and hospital visits are available in some locations for an extra fee – call for details.
Adults should bring photo ID. For kids, please have a birth certificate or social security card ready. For newborns, hospital discharge papers can serve as identification.
Generally, it takes about a week to obtain the results of a legal paternity test. The signed lab report is emailed to you, and an official hard copy is sent later via US mail, which takes an extra week or two to arrive.
After our lab extracts the DNA from your specimens (the cheek swabs), our geneticists study 21 genetic markers for each person. They perform a statistical analysis to determine the likelihood that the parties are related. For paternity testing, that likely will always be either zero or greater than 99.9%.
- Home paternity test ($299)
- Prenatal paternity test ($1999)
- Alternative DNA Specimens
NY residents must provide doctor’s prescription for all DNA tests, and must pay $45/person lab fee directly to lab. Total fee is $390 for a 2 person test.
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4.8 out of 5 stars.
By Ladarrian Murphy on May 27, 2020
Customer service was great and the process was very fast and easy.
By Joel S Ruiz on May 26, 2020
The front desk lady named Becky was the only bad experience I had while here. She was rude about when I asked her to put on a mask since I have a 5 day old baby with me and doesnt have an immune system. She was very argumentative and gave no care about anyone else there , all other techs had face masks.Other then that the 2 Male techs i had with me and the baby were amazingly friendly and talkative , responsive to questions. They were super nice.
By Yuri joseph on May 11, 2020
Good service and help
By Yuri joseph on May 11, 2020
Good service
By chelsea howard on May 6, 2020
it was okay. the results took longer than i expected . they stated they had an issue with my second payment but no body contacted me.
By Rick McAlister on April 30, 2020
Quick professional service
By Dakota King on April 29, 2020
Dna testing made easy.
By Kelley -gage -Jax Sprayberry on April 29, 2020
Very friendly staff
By Timothy Harlow on April 24, 2020
Thank yall for everything you all have done for me and my family. Yall are amazing!
By Karina Garcia on April 23, 2020
Explain everything good and was able to give me an appointment at a time that worked out for me
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